Twitter, Inc. v. Holder et al

Filing 282

NOTICE by William P. Barr, Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Department of Justice Notice of Lodging of Classified Declaration of Michael C. McGarrity for Ex Parte, In Camera Review (Heiman, Julia) (Filed on 3/16/2019)

Case 4:14-cv-04480-YGR Document 282 Filed 03/16/19 Page 1 of 2

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JOSEPH H. HUNT
Assistant Attorney General
DAVID L. ANDERSON
United States Attorney
ANTHONY J. COPPOLINO
Deputy Branch Director
JULIA A. HEIMAN
Senior Counsel
CHRISTOPHER HEALY
Trial Attorney
United States Department of Justice
Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch
P.O. Box 883
Washington, D.C. 20044
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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TWITTER, INC.,
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Case No. 14-cv-4480-YGR
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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NOTICE OF LODGING OF
WILLIAM P. BARR, Attorney
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CLASSIFIED DECLARATION
General of the United States, et al.,
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OF MICHAEL C. MCGARRITY
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FOR EX PARTE, IN CAMERA
Defendants.
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REVIEW
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Hon. Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers
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Defendants hereby provide notice that, on March 15, 2019, undersigned counsel lodged
for secure storage with the United States Department of Justice Litigation Security Group a
classified declaration by Michael C. McGarrity, Acting Executive Assistant Director (“EAD”) of
Twitter, Inc. v. Barr, et al., Case No. 14-cv-4480-YGR
Notice of Lodging of Classified Declaration of
Michael C. McGarrity for Ex Parte, In Camera Review

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the National Security Branch of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This classified declaration,

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which can be made available to the Court by a Classified Information Security Officer for its

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review ex parte, in camera, was submitted in support of the Defendants’ Request that the Court

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Discharge the Order to Show Cause and Deny Plaintiff’s Request for Access to the Classified

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Steinbach Declaration, or, in the Alternative, Motion to Dismiss in Light of the Attorney

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General’s Assertion of the State Secrets Privilege, ECF No. 281 (Defendants’ Motion), and will

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provide the Court further explanation of the grounds for the Attorney General’s assertion of

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privilege that cannot be included in a public filing. To the extent possible consistent with

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national security, an unclassified version of Acting EAD McGarrity’s declaration was filed on

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the public docket, as Exhibit B to Defendants’ Motion.

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Dated: March 16, 2019

Respectfully submitted,

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JOSEPH H. HUNT
Assistant Attorney General
DAVID L. ANDERSON
United States Attorney
ANTHONY J. COPPOLINO
Deputy Branch Director
/s/ Julia A. Heiman
JULIA A. HEIMAN, Bar No. 241415
Senior Counsel
CHRISTOPHER HEALY
Trial Attorney
U.S. Department of Justice
Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch
P.O. Box 883
Washington, D.C. 20044
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants

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Twitter, Inc. v. Barr, et al., Case No. 14-cv-4480-YGR
Notice of Lodging of Classified Declaration of
Michael C. McGarrity for Ex Parte, In Camera Review

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